The Nicodemus enterprise. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1887-1887, 1887-09-07
OLAePED BY A BEAR.
Exciting Midnight Encounter Related by a
Railroad Agent.

Exciting Midnight Encounter Related by a |
Railroad Agent.
4 man who IS well thought of by the
railway fraternity is Hoyt Sherman,
general agent of the Union Pacific at
Salt Lake, who arrived from that
place yesterday, says the San Francisco |
Examiner. He was first brought into |
prominence by an adventure which he
had on the road from Beaver canyon
into the Yellowstone national park.
Mr.. Sherman was tourist agent for
the road, and when big party went
up to the park he would accompany
them. The distance from Beaver can
yon is 125 miles, and three years ago,
when he had the adventure, the road
was very primitive. Rough and rocky,
it wound its way through deep canyons,
whose wall rose to magnificent heights,
making the scenery awful and grand,
and then over fertile plains, through
mountainous country into timbered
regions that could not be excelled.
There was something about this drive
that thrilled and delighted passengers
and made them want to cover the dis
lance again. But as pleasant as they
were they were not free from danger.
1t lurked everywhere. In the assures
Of the rocks were skulking mountain
lions watching the passing Of the stage
coach with cleaning eyes, while
panthers, more cowardly yet fully as
dangerous, perched in trees that over
hung the road on which the stage
travelled, would give their fierce cry
and perchance leap upon its top to fine
, that its occupants were beyond reach
Then the silver-tipped bear and biz
{ black bruin, on his stately round TO
meat, would cautiously pass that way
I Sometimes at night the tourists woulC
! camp for q change.
2 1t was one night that they did thi
\ that Mr.. Sherman had his adventure
= one that is not new to him now. The
I camped in a clump of timber below tn
I mountains and corraled the horses
I, few rods off. 1t was about midnigh
II when Mr. Sherman was awakened b
K the neighing Of horse. He got up t
4 reconnoiter and saw black object pas
It near the corral The moon was out i
g. all her splendor, though the tree
e. Swallowed the earth. Thinking that tn
IS object was a man and that be meant
n steal the horses, he took his pistol frol
y his pocket and noticing that his elias
le knife was all right he cautiously a
Y vanced. He was looking about to s.
u where the big black object had gon
I when, as though it had risen from Il
II ground, big black bear stood in fro
X Of him.
" FIRST he thought to run, but tn
is would be death, for one stroke fro
!, its powerful paw would lay him 10
~ The pistol was small one, but
81 raised it after his first surprise W
over an pulled the trigger. 1t did n
90 off. He just remembered that
had neglected to reload the weap
that evening after discharging all
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i a the bear looked at the pistol curious
uld and then at Sherman. The latter to
on his knife out and slowly backed up
ce1d til he was protected by tree. !
the bear followed and carressingly beg
ulu to hug him. Its hot breath was VI
TIL til his face and he grew faint. He rail-
] m and drove the knife to the hilt
III bruin, who, now fully enraged, rol
ted Sherman on the ground. Now it
the fight or die. Another plunge and
) be sharp edge of the steel went pillow
attic up the bear, fairly disemboweling h
ney The struggle soon ended, and tho
IS a Sherman was the victor he was not
'oor together unframed. The tourists ne
now the noise and were in time to witt
has the end of the battle. For week
WA three Englishmen did nothing but G.
III their i'll luck at not being the man
III bear attacked.